UPSC 2025: Consider the following statements: I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world’s youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniacchtchi. II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world’s youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement I is incorrect because the Chess Olympiad is a team Swiss-league event—there is no head-to-head ‘final’, and although India won the 45th Olympiad in 2024, no individual match in which D. Gukesh defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi decided the title. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Chess_Olympiad?utm_source=openai)) Statement II is correct: American prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra has held the record as the world’s youngest ever Grandmaster since earning the title on 30 June 2021 at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, a record that remains unbroken. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhimanyu_Mishra?utm_source=openai))